Private Foundation

COTSEN FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH

COTSEN FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH is a Private Foundation headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $49K revenue, $108K expenses, $375K total assets. IRS filings disclose 18 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $635K.

EIN: 020794202 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$49K

Total Expenses$108K

Total Assets$375K

Grants Given18

Grant Total$635K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2021

GRANT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FELLOW

$41,634

FOWLER MUSEUM AT UCLA

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2021

MARLA C. BERNS EXHIBITION FUND

$5,000

UCLA FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2020

COTSEN INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY/UEE

$50,000

TEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA

BALTIMORE, MD · 2020

2020 TSA SYMPOSIUM

$10,000

RACINE ART MUSEUM

RACINE, WI · 2020

GRANT TO SUPPORT COLLECTION FOCUS: MARY GILES

$4,000

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Barry Munitz

SECRETARY Jolie Godoy

CFO Kamyab Hashemi-Nejad

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Top Grant Purposes

GRANT FOR THE BOX PROJECT: UNCOMMON THREADS

$200,000 2 grants

5 YEAR GRANT FOR THE BOX PROJECT: UNCOMMON THREADS

$99,040 1 grant

5 YEAR PLEDGE - DIGITIZING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. PLEDGE 4 OF 5.

$50,000 1 grant

5 YEAR PLEDGE - DIGITIZING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. PLEDGE 5 OF 5.

$50,000 1 grant

COTSEN INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY/UEE

$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$49K	$108K	$375K
2024	$45K	$107K	$420K
2023	$30K	$108K	$459K
2022	$23K	$109K	$483K
2021	$47K	$181K	$688K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $47K to $49K (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $375K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, DC, MD, WI.

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